Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

79 reviews

rosita's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I will add a longer review later, but this books deals with the aids pandemic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: War, Child death, Bullying, and Vomit

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

If you enjoyed reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. I enjoyed the original, but the sequel ruined it for me. My main issue with this book is that the writing was just bad. Ari and Dante seemed to somewhat lose their connection once they were in a relationship. The female characters were poorly written and underdeveloped. The dialogue felt fake. Overall, none of this book seemed very realistic. There were also so many plot holes and parts that were just skipped over. And it was way too long and felt repetitive. I'm really disappointed by this book, especially because I really enjoyed the first one so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Murder, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Outing

Minor: Sexual content

corbusanko's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Hate crime

Minor: Child death

choochoochong's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ari and dante DITWOTU > ari and dante DTSOTU

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

courtneyfalling's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this sequel even more than the first book! (But probably because I read the first in August 2020 so I don't have any nostalgia or long-awaited angst built up.) Yeah, few sixteen-year-olds really wander around with everything feeling this philosophical and heavy... but like, this book was so lyrical and shifting and packed and I really liked it. All of the characters will make me cry. Knocking off 1 point for Benjamin Alire Sáenz being an asshole and for the kind of rushed ending (especially compared to how slow and dwelling the whole rest of the book was).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Transphobia, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Deadnaming

downsophialane's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Hate crime, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Drug use

brennach's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Murder, and Xenophobia

nextkt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Benjamin Alire Sáenz isn't a perfect writer. His prose is achingly beautiful and often funny in a way that makes you want to cry, but the plots of his books often err on the side of melodramatic and to enjoy them you must have a soft spot for bible-esque affirmations reflecting on life and how to live it right. Despite this: his writing is kind. Kind and honest. And both of these qualities are so prevalent in this book it almost made it difficult to read. It's an earnestness that makes you want to avert your eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: War

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and War

otbval's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, War, and Transphobia